Hordes, hype and glowing screens: Scenes from CES

By Brandon Griggs, CNN

Updated 1656 GMT (0056 HKT) January 9, 2013

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The sights of CES 2013 – An exhibitor dressed as Doc Brown from the "Back to the Future" movies greets people at the Securifi booth at the Consumers Electronic Show in Las Vegas. The annual event is the largest gadget conference in the world. Check out photographer Zoran Milich's take on the action.

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The sights of CES 2013 – An attendee uses a water-based touch screen computer monitor created by Displair on January 10.

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The sights of CES 2013 – A massage robot rolls along a woman's back at the show on January 10.

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The sights of CES 2013 – A woman wears a hashtag T-shirt on the second day of the Consumers Electronic Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Wednesday, January 9.

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The sights of CES 2013 – Visitors enjoy the Las Vegas sun Wednesday.

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The sights of CES 2013 – A woman prepares to open the Innex Inc. booth, which is showing its Rock Candy game controllers at the second day of the Consumers Electronic Show on Wednesday.

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The sights of CES 2013 – A woman demonstrates Necomimi Brainwave cat ears Wednesday. According to the company, the ears read your brain waves to determine your mood and reflect it by wiggling, perking up or drooping down.

Glowing screens flash everywhere. Long lines greet attendees in conference rooms, at taxi stands and at Starbucks. Crowds of laptop-toting journalists fight over precious power outlets.

And through it all, the drumbeat of hype swells and falls as new products are anticipated and unveiled.

CES, the trade show that introduced the world to the VCR, the Xbox and the plasma TV, has lost some of its luster in recent years, but it's still one of the largest showcases for new gadgets and tech trends.